Elevated bathtub



Sept. 19, 1939. s. J. s. STANTON 2,173,185

ELEVATED BATHTUB Filed Nov. 9, 1956 2 Sheets-Sheet l Sept. 19, 1939. 5. J. s. STANTON ELEVATED BATHTUB Filed Nov. 9, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Sept. 19, 1939 3 UNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE Samuel John Samelovg Stanton, Chicago, Ill. Application November 9, 1936, Serial No. 109,913

. g .3 Claims. This invention introduces a new facility for the modern bathroom. One purpose of the pres-.

eifects which so fascinate the builder of today offsets, staggered conformations and streamlined bulka novelty which brings the bathroom feature of the home up to an advanced standard of living accommodations.

. Another purpose is easier access to the interior of the bathtub. an access like that of the lavatory, which makes it possible for an attendant in a normal standing position to cleanse the walls.

on the inside of the bathtub. I

This bathroom facility may be manufactured in enameled iron, Monel metal, or any other materials that can be used for bathroom fixtures.

Other novel features of this invention will become quite obvious or will suggest themselves for contemplation as this invention is further disclosed hereinafter in words and figures and by the accompanying numbered illustrations which are made a part of this specification.

In the drawings, as figures:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my device.

Fig. 2 is a cross section taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a cross section taken -on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is across section taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

The method of manufacturing this novelty will from the herein included drawings be quite apparent to men skilled in the art of manufacturing bathroom fixtures. The present written description is intended 'merely to amplify the graphic presentation of the object for the record.

Referring to the drawings in detail.

The letter S indicates the invention as a whole. The height of it as herein scaled would be about the same as an office desk. The letter B shows the vessel part, being similar to the interior of the conventional bathtub, formed by the enclosure of ordinarily four confluent upright walls embracing a floor wall 64 as a bottom. Two of these walls we may designate as end walls l2 and two as front and back walls l3. These four walls terminate in a rim l4, which may be confluent with outside supporting walls like S, where the inside vessel walls, l2, l3, l2, iii, are constructed on an inward slant.

The floor wall 64 is built in between the upright walls l2, l3, l2, I3 in a spaced relation with reference to the room floor F, for which the l novelty is intended. That is, this fioor 64 is embodied with reference to its support S, at an elevation usually midway between the rim l4 and the bottom of the said support S.

The vessel being in an elevated position. step means are included which may be used as treads for getting into and out of the vessel. These step means may-be arranged in a formation to enable the user to rise into or descend from the vessel, or they may be integrations in the shape of useful 1 fixtures.

The letters L, WC and C indicate three such features. All of these are lower than the bathtub rim l4 and they may rest on the room floor F on a level with the bottom of the bathtub support S. g

In the present instance C, the clothes container, is a box-like structure, having surrounding walls l1, l8, l9 and 20. L indicates a lavatory. It is constructed like the conventional lavatory, having surrounding walls l5, 2|, 22 and 23.

WC indicates a water closet, constructed like the conventional water closet. The lavatory and the clothes container are of the same height merely for balance. The water closet may be incorporated between the other two fixtures. Wall I8 may be an extension of support S on one end of the unit. Similarly wall 2| may be an extension of wall S at the other end of the unit. Wall l6 may be a continuation of walls l5 and H.

The water closet WC is lower than the other two fixtures. The three are integrated with the bathtub, either directly or by means of the support S, forming step means toward the top of the bathtub B.

The support S need not be a continuous solid body, but may have indentations in accordance with the purpose of the designer. The numeral 24 indicates insets or indentations.

Numeral shows a lid over the water closet hinged at 61. Numeral 66, Fig. 4, indicates a cross section of the wooden seatwith a hole in its center, usually used over the bowl of the water closet. It lies directly under the full cover 60. This seat is hinged at 68. The numeral 69 represents the water closet bowl, which is connected to a water pipe as suggested by 10. The outlet for the lavatory L is suggested by the numeral 1 I.

The numeral 41 in Figures 3 and 4 indicates the end walls of 8. These may be omitted ii other supports are available.

It will be noted that this unit requires no unusual plumbing connections. The fixtures in this unit embody openings similar to openings in the conventional fixtures. The numeral 6|, Fig. 2, indicates the outlet for the bathtube B contents, just as iii suggests a water pipe for the bowl $9.

The unit can be installed in any bathroom under ordinary plumbing practices, just as it can be manufactured in a well equipped plant under the present technique for building bathroom fixtures.

My invention .herein, as it can readily be seen, is susceptible to various modifications and expansion in different directions The details herein shown are for purposes of disclosure and not as limitations. The right, therefore, is hereby reserved to make such variations or changes as properly fall within the scope of this specification, summarized in the appended formal claims.

I claim:

1. A bathroom fixture including a bathtub having side and end walls and a bottom wall, said bottom wall being supported in substantially spaced relationship with the floor of the bathroom and step means integrally associated witl said bathtub and below the upper ends of saic walls for easy access to the interior of said tub.

2. A bathroom fixture including a bathtub having side and end walls and a bottom wall, said bottom wall being supported in substantially spaced relationship with the floor of the bathroom, a washstand and water closet formed integrally with said bathtub below the upper ends of said bathtub walls, said wash stand and water closet being formed in stepped relationship with each other and with said bathtub for easy access to the interior of said tub.

3. A bathroom fixture including a bathtub having side and end walls and a bottom wall, said bottom wall being in substantially spaced relationship with the floor of said bathroom, one or more usual bathroom appurtenances formed integrally with said bathtub below the upper ends of said walls, said appurtenances being arranged in stepped relationship with the bathtub and the upper ends of said walls to afi'ord easy access to the interior of said tub.

SAMUEL JOHN SANIEIDW STANTON, 

